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Bachelor of Arts (Business Administration)

The Bachelor of Arts (in Business Administration) at Academies of Business Administration and Public Management (VWA) requires students to have achieved matriculation level. It consists of a commercial vocational training course which leads to a recognised vocational profession coupled with a course of degree study in parallel with the vocational training at an Academy of Business Administration and Public Management.

Industrial business management

This vocational training course involves learning the skills of costing, planning, organising, managing and some accounting. From a business management viewpoint, it involves supporting all business processes. The fields of application range form purchasing, personnel development and production planning to sales and after-sales service.

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (mechatronics)

Students on the four Bachelor courses studying for one of the engineering degrees actually end up with dual qualifications:

• vocational training as a mechanical fitter including examinations held by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK)
• a full-scale bachelor's degree from Bochum Polytechnic University.

Electronics/electrical fitter for machines and drive technology

Electronics/electrical fitters for machines and drive technology make electrical windings, assemble electrically driven machines and drive systems, commission and maintain them. Typically, they work in the field of production machinery, service work, on-site installation and on test runs.

Mechanical fitters

Mechanical fitters are involved in the manufacture, monitoring and repair of technical systems of many different types. They are responsible for setting up, refitting and commissioning production machines. Typically, they are found in maintenance, the construction of machines, production technology and precision engineering.

Electronics/electrical fitters for switchgear and controllers

Electronics fitters ensure that electrical power supplies to production machines, equipment and state-of-the-art building management and automation systems are correctly installed and maintained. They integrate their work with upstream and downstream interfaces, often work in teams and respect all applicable regulations and safety requirements. This job also includes handing over completed equipment to users and instructing them in elementary use of the machines.

Assembly and welding fitters

These fitters produce metal assemblies of all sizes. Typical characteristics of this welding job is aligning and clamping tools and workpieces, welding, assembling, shaping and grinding.

Warehouse operatives

The field of operation in this logistics job is very diverse and involves both commercial skills and understanding of the trades to ensure that goods and materials flow properly from the moment of scheduling through to dispatch. Specific fields are incoming goods controls, quality and quantity checks, storage and care of products, order processing and dispatch management.

Mechanical fitters, machine construction

Mechanical fitters work in production and maintenance functions. Their task is to ensure that manufacturing equipment and machines are always in optimum working condition. One focus of their work is making tools & dies and other special-purpose machines. Where ready-made parts are not available for their task, they can make their own. After manufacturing a machine, they can commission it, check and maintain it and carry out repairs to it.

Assembly fitters for steel and metal constructions

Assembly fitters for steel and metal constructions make and assemble basic steel and other metal units and steel extension units. They cut steel girders, sheets and plates to exact dimensions, bend and shape them, drill holes in them to enable them to be bolted in place.

Mechatronics fitters

These fitters are involved in the installation and maintenance of complex machines, equipment and systems. They assemble electronic, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic components and install them or connect them to the mains supplies. They then test the equipment and ensure that the connections are functioning correctly and perform quality checks. The work is carried out either in our workshops or on the site of the installation.

CAD draughtsmen and women

These experts turn ideas into drawings. Whether it be a production line or stand-alone machine or a modification to a small component, every new application of technology starts its life on the electronic drawing board. These people are responsible for creating the final drawings from which the parts will be manufactured. They turn draughts into dimensioned workshop drawings, using the most important tool of them all, the computer.

Tool and die makers

Tool & die makers are predominantly found in connection with tools & dies, instruments, punching and blanking and jigs. They are involved in industrial-standard manufacture of plastic and metal products and in the manufacture of instruments for medical technology.

Machining engineers, milling machine systems

A machining engineer specialising in milling technology uses state-of-the-art milling machines to manufacture precision parts from steel and plastics. Planning and monitoring production processes and programming machining centres are just as a much a part of this work as quality assurance and controls.

Machining engineers, turning technology

The machining engineer who specialises in turning technology works with lathes and CNC controlled machine tools and, by applying highly accurate drilling and turning techniques, manufactures precision parts from steel and plastics. Planning and monitoring production processes and programming machining centres are just as a much a part of this work as quality assurance and controls.